Experiments, Holiday, Tips and Tricks

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Science

What a better way to enjoy Valentines Day than with chocolate covered strawberries??? And even better, use it as a science project to teach kids about phase transformations and melting points. (This was also a great project for gross and fine motor skill development as well as learning to follow instructions.)

Experiments, Inexpensive and Versatile, STEM Resources

Introducing Science through making Ice Cream

We've had some unusually HOT days this fall, which made for a great excuse to make and EAT some of my favorite dessert - ice cream! This turned out to be a really fun activity to do with the kids and I highly recommend using SCIENCE as your next excuse to make and eat ice… Continue reading Introducing Science through making Ice Cream

Experiments, Holiday, Tips and Tricks

Become a Food Chemist this Easter and Experiment with Peeps

DISCLAIMER: I am an Amazon Associate and may earn from qualifying purchases made from the links in this post at no additional cost to you.  Young children love experimenting... their entire day truly is just experimentation - so less structure is better and it's more fun when introducing new concepts to them. We usually do… Continue reading Become a Food Chemist this Easter and Experiment with Peeps